Jelani

Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 16% girls / 84% boys

Jelani first appears in the U.S. data in 1973 and has been recorded in 52 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1998 with 151 babies (rank #935 that year). In 2024 it was given to 94 boys (rank #1,747). The name has been rising over the last five years.
5,525
Total babies (all years)
52
Years in the data
151
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
197336#1,416
197453#1,129
197546#1,269
197655#1,157
197770#1,032
197861#1,126
197966#1,101
198071#1,073
198154#1,252
198261#1,183
198338#1,577
198458#1,206
198538#1,655
198638#1,678
198762#1,242
198864#1,286
198964#1,375
199082#1,212
1991110#1,034
199296#1,125
199398#1,138
1994102#1,120
1995112#1,065
1996113#1,077
1997121#1,053
1998151#935
1999116#1,138
2000143#1,021
2001124#1,131
2002133#1,102
2003130#1,156
2004128#1,199
2005103#1,438
2006114#1,397
200784#1,763
200899#1,600
2009103#1,580
2010100#1,580
2011110#1,479
201287#1,732
201380#1,802
201469#2,049
201590#1,725
201699#1,623
2017100#1,606
201884#1,813
201990#1,739
202089#1,737
2021102#1,639
2022129#1,423
2023131#1,404
202494#1,747